When choosing what my first comic book review should be for our Festival of Dread, there really wasn’t any other choice other than this, Archie Vs. Predator. This 4-issue series is particularly special because it’s clearly the spiritual successor to my own book from 1995, Brady Bunch vs Predator. Brady Bunch vs. Predator is already a world-renowned classic, having been
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Publisher Koei Tecmo has announced that Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout sold approximately 150,000 copies in the first week after its Japanese release, making it the most successful launch in the history of the Atelier franchise. For comparison, other Atelier titles typically sell approximately 50,000 copies in their first week. The game is reportedly sold out in
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On Monday, independent comic book creator Chael Roberts launched a crowdfunding campaign for Guardians of Erloth: the Last Leopard King Volume 2. The second of a four-part arc, GoE vol. 2 is a 48-page fantasy adventure featuring artwork by Ryan Best (The Judas Breed) and letters by the prolific Eric Weathers. Here’s the pitch straight from the Guardians of Erloth
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Both Gearbox Software and Steam have been haled to court by video game composer Bobby Prince, the man responsible for the music of Doom, Wolfenstein 3D and Duke Nukem 3D. Prince alleges that 16 of his songs were used in 2016’s Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour without his permission, and without him receiving compensation. Prince provided music for
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Over the weekend, the Indiegogo in-demand Store for Earthworm Jim: Launch the Cow ended successfully, raising an incredible total of $816,005, the new record for money raised in a single campaign for a crowdfunded comic book. Originally created for Playmates in the mid-90s, Earthworm Jim first appeared in a hit video game developed by Shiny for the SEGA Genesis. The character was
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Longtime comic book artist Tom Lyle is in a coma after suffering a brain aneurysm. Tomb Raider artist Phillip Sevy broke the news on social media: “So my mentor & friend #TomLyle is in the hospital right now after suffering a brain aneurysm. The doctors are hopeful but he could use all the good thoughts/wishes/etc.” Sevy provided additional information on
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All Hallow’s Eve is nigh! To celebrate the dark, terrifying and macabre side of life, The Splintering is launching its very first Festival of Dread event, in which we will post all manner of creepy content intended to set the Halloween mood! We’ve also added Festival of Dread items to our Teespring store! We don’t run any paid ads on
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On Friday, Alterna Comics unveiled the cover for Legends of Log, a “one-dollar one-shot” featuring the mysterious guardian of the forest who has become a staple character of Alterna’s It Came Out on a Wednesday anthology series over the past year. Featuring the workof Ski Suharsky, Bob Berry, Trey Baldwin, Ian Miller and Wes Locher, Legends of Log follows the
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Inti Create’s 2-D run-and-gunner Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX is now available for Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Steam PC for $14.99. The Gunvolt series is a fast-paced action/platformer heavily inspired by 2D classics like Mega Man X. Here’s the full breakdown and key features of the game: Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX takes place in the universe of the Azure
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On Thursday, publisher Big Sugar announced that the metal-themed run-and-gunner Valfaris will be launching very soon. How soon? Ahem: October 10: PC (Steam, GOG, Humble) and Nintendo Switch November 5/6: PS4 NA/EU respectively November 8: Xbox One In addition to the release dates, Big Sugar also announced a Valfaris Digital Deluxe Edition will be coming on launch day to both
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Over the past 24 hours, renowned comic book artist J. Scott Campbell has teased out five variant covers for The Amazing Mary Jane #1, a spinoff book featuring Peter Parker’s stunning, scarlet-haired love interest. These variants feature M.J. styled in era-appropriate dress across a span of five decades: the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and I suppose the 2019 version is
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Forever Entertainment, the Polish development studio behind SEGA’s Panzer Dragoon remake, is reportedly hard at work on HD remakes of The House of the Dead 1 & 2 for Nintendo Switch planned to release sometime in 2020. It should be noted that this HotD collection features the first two games in the series – not 2 & 3 – which
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Earlier this week, Wicked Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign for DragonMasters #1, a new 32-page book written and illustrated by Carlos Farias. Created as a love letter to retro fantasy properties like He-Man and ThunderCats, DragonMasters should feel like a warm blanket to children of the 80s. Here’s the pitch taken from the DragonMasters Indiegogo campaign page: A group of
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This past weekend, moviegoers nationwide defied the consensus recommendation of film critics by seeing Rambo: Last Blood in theaters, and wouldn’t you know it? A large majority of the audience enjoyed the film, with the audience score on Rotten Tomatoes landing at an average of 86% positive reviews while critics (Rotten Tomatoes-approved critics) slammed Last Blood with a scathing 27%
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At the UN Climate Action Summit this week, the GRID-Arendal center special interest group published a press release stating that several video game developers and publishers including Sony, Microsoft, Ubisoft, Google, Rovio, Supercell and WildWorks had committed to a climate change awareness initiative known as the “Playing for the Planet Alliance”. Among the commitments listed in the pledge are improvements
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Independent game developer Crafting Legends has announced that the Windows PC version of Death Trash is planned to release in early 2020 via Steam Early Access. Console ports are expected after the game is fully complete, with versions planned for the Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Originally revealed in 2015, Death Trash is a grotesque open-world RPG which takes place
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On Monday, aspiring comic book creator Ben Fuselier launched a crowdfunding campaign for Outlaw Nights, a new sci-fi thriller written by Fuselier and featuring artwork by Render Contender and colors by Pressy Colors. It’s also very much recommended for mature audiences only. Here’s a plot summary taken from the Outlaw Nights Indiegogo campaign page: THE STORY: In the distant future,
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Publisher Good Shepherd Entertainment have announced that John Wick Hex will arrive on the Epic Games Store (both PC and Mac) on 8 October for $19.99. John Wick Hex is a strategy game developed by Bithell Games based on the wildly successful film series starring Keanu Reeves. (Duhr) Good Shepherd is planning to release the game on consoles at a
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Over the weekend, One America News host Jack Posobiec launched a crowdfunding campaign for Agent Poso: Task Force Aegis #1. Written by Chuck Dixon (Batman, Jungle Comics) and featuring artwork by Sergio Cariello (Captain America, Conan) and colors by Brett R. Smith (Jawbreakers, Superman), Agent Poso is a conservative-leaning political action/satire sponsored by the American Priority Conference. Here’s a plot
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On Friday, the crowdfunding campaign for Kyle Ritter’s sci-fi graphic novel Starblades crossed the coveted “Six Figures, bitch!” threshold, raising more than $100 thousand with only hours remaining in the crowdfunding period. This is an incredible total for Ritter, as Starblades is his very first creator-owned project. He’s already made quite a name for himself as a colorist on other
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In the 80s, tough, badass action heroes were all the rage, and no other onscreen action hero was bigger and badder than Rambo. With the release of Rambo: Last Blood in cinemas this weekend, the character has appeared in five separate movies, several of which spawned video game adaptations. Rambo III was released for the SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive shortly after
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In 1986, the 8-bit era was in its infancy. Nintendo had a few months to show the world that video games were not dead (Thanks, Atari!), and SEGA had just entered into the North American market hoping to capitalize on some of Nintendo’s success. One of the earliest games for the Master System was a license of one of the
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I certainly do miss the good old days of comics… Man! I sound old saying that. Truth is, the “good old days” weren’t that long ago. I can remember being able to walk onto a convention floor and see creators of all different backgrounds conversing and sharing. There was a day when comics brought the unlikely together… In middle school,
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On Thursday, Seba Games Dev announced that its side-scrolling brawler Fight’N Rage will be coming soon to consoles, starting with the Nintendo Switch on 26 September, Xbox One on 27 September, and PS4 at a later date. (Sony may be taking their time censoring Gal’s animations – pure speculation!) These new console versions of Fight’N Rage were ported by BlitWorks,
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On Thursday, independent comic book creator David Furr launched a crowdfunding campaign for Thrilling Comics: Murder and Mayhem, a 72-page, retro-inspired anthology featuring Golden Age heroes (thanks in part to public domain law). Here’s the breakdown of the project straight from the Thrilling Comics Indiegogo campaign page. The Golden Age of Comics Return to the Modern Era! Legendary comic book
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Australia sure is taking its history as a prison colony seriously, as those in charge simply can’t trust their adult population with video games featuring sex, violence or drug use. Even after introducing an R18+ rating in 2013, Australia has still banned a significant number of video games, and the Aussie ban hammer has been very busy as of late..
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Marvel reacquired the Conan comic book license earlier this year, and since then, the Conan comics have been a fairly successful sales story, by modern standards, anyway. Marvel must be happy with the performance of the Conan property, because earlier in September, the publisher acquired the comic book rights to two other Robert E. Howard characters: Dark Agnes and Solomon
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On 4 September, Bandai Namco filed new trademarks for several “Encore” titles in Japan. Here’s the full list of these newly trademarked “Encore” titles: Genpei Touma Den Encore Klonoa Encore Mr. Driller Encore Splatterhouse Encore Wagyan Land Encore Bandai Namco recently used the “Encore” subtitle for both Katamari Damacy Encore for Switch and PC (known as Katamari Damacy Reroll outside
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Digerati’s throwback arena-shooter Demon Pit has a free demo version now available on Steam. The demo gives players a chance to fight the first six waves of enemies using three of the game’s weapons: the pistol, shotgun, and machine gun. The demo also includes leaderboards, so you can see how your demon slaying skills stack up against other players. Here’s a
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Over the weekend, the crowdfunding campaign for Jon Malin’s horror-themed superhero book Graveyard Shift: Volume II ended successfully, raising 17448% of its original goal for a total of nearly $175 thousand. Illustrated by Malin (Jawbreakers: Lost Souls) and written by Mark Poulton (The Savage Hawkman), Graveyard Shift is a superhero tale combining horror and science fiction elements which asks “What if
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